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The Upper Sevier River Community Watershed Project (USRCWP) is a collaborative effort to improve natural resource conditions within the 1.2 million acre Upper Sevier River Watershed. Our mission is to demonstrate, through working with partners, the application of restoration activities that lead to a healthy watershed. The USRCWP enables private landowners, local, state and federal agencies, to work across land ownerships while sharing ideas, skills and funding opportunities for restoration.
Accomplishing our mission is organized through four major endeavors, including:
- Restoration and maintenance of watershed ecosystems
- Cooperation, coordination, and partnerships
- Research and education
- Demonstrating, showcasing and sharing results
The USRCWP uses a systematic approach to watershed restoration. Projects are prioritized over time and space in a focused collaborative effort, resulting in the most efficient and effective use of available resources.
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Restoration needs and opportunities are being identified and addressed in an “Assessment of Resource Conditions in the Upper Sevier River Watershed” due to be completed by June 2002. Working with local citizens and others who have the “best available knowledge”, the assessment will characterize historic and current resource conditions, economic and social environments, and opportunities for ecosystem restoration. Topic areas include forest, rangeland, and riparian ecosystems; water quality; fish and wildlife habitats; erosion processes; human uses; agricultural uses; and noxious weeds. Many of these topics can be found on the Resource Issues section.
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Background reference materials;
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Available as Adobe Acrobat files;
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